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Churchill gave a speech that marked the beginning of the cold war.

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The american and british zones join together to form a collective west German front.

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Truman stated that he would try to prevent the spread of communism by any means necessary.

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At a speech at Harvard, US Secretary of State George Marshall introduces the ‘European Recovery Program’, later more widely known as the Marshall plan.

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An attempt by Stalin to control Eastern European economies.

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West Germany introduce a new currency and decided to form a West German state without telling the soviets. This enrages the USSR and cause Stalin to abandon the four power council.

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The USSR attempted to starve West Berliners in order to get the US to retreat or cause a war. The blockade prevented food and supplies from the US reaching Berlin.

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Truman decides they cannot retreat or invade so he decided to supply them with an airlift on an enormous scale. Otherwise people would starve to death in a month's time or join the communists out of desperation.

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Comecon was similar to the Marshall plan except they provided military assistance and only necessities, rather than commercial goods, to communist countries.

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April 16-17th 1949 - airforce supplies at peak

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April 16-17th 1949 - airforce supplies at peak

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The Western supplies reach an all-time high due to the help of General William Tunner and Halvorsen's cargo drops.

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They had called Stalin's bluff and Stalin ended the blockade. It had only made his enemies more powerful. Berlin would celebrate in joy that night.

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The soviet union first unveil their nuclear bomb. Americans called it Joe 1.

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America tested the first Hydrogen bomb

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Stalin dies and de-stalinization begins. Nagy becomes Prime Minister of Hungary.

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26th July 1953 - Cuban revolution begins

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26th July 1953 - Cuban revolution begins

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(Castro began to overthrow the corrupt Batista)

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February 1956 - Khrushchev's secret speech

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February 1956 - Khrushchev's secret speech

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He talks negatively about Stalin. This shocks people as this was forbidden before. Ironically, the benefited from Stalinism. He says he will "destaliniaze".

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Hungary hopes for to move away from the control of the Soviet union.

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July 1956 - Rakosi succeeded by Erno Gero

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July 1956 - Rakosi succeeded by Erno Gero

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Victims of Rakosi's violent purges are reburied.

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October 23 - Student demostration in Budapest

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October 23 - Student demostration in Budapest

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The USA and Soviet Union agreed to suspend nuclear testing. It lasted 2 years

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1st January 1959 - End of Cuban revolution

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1st January 1959 - End of Cuban revolution

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It was signed as nuclear testing caused nuclear fallout, environmental issues, worries about fallout and a nuclear holocaust. Nuclear testing was banned except for underground testing.

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No nuclear weapons were allowed in space

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They (Reagan and Gorbachev) agreed to reduce nuclear weapons.

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Agreed to respect borders - FGR & GDR
Human rights
Scientific cooperation - Apollo-soyuz mission 1975 july
Disputes settled peacefully

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500-5000 missiles Banned